In-Space Missions

Day 2 of the UK Space Conference 🚀
Tony Holt participated in a panel discussion - ‘How we build one of the most innovative and attractive space economies in the world’. The discussion lead by Dr Alice Bunn and Mark Sims took place inside of a packed auditorium this morning.

Day 1 at the UK Space Conference didn’t disappoint!
From spacecraft and customers to skills and schools there is so much to report we wouldn’t know where to start 🚀
First mention is to our CEO - Doug Liddle who as Chair of the Space Skills Advisory Panel kicked off the ‘Futureproofing Space Skills’ discussion in Room 3 by introducing the outcomes and constraints to growth identified by the Space Skills Survey. 🛰️
Space Skills Alliance

The team have all touched down in which means the countdown to The UK Space Conference is now on! 🍀

See you all in the morning!

We are delighted to announce that we have signed an MOU with ECSTAR (The Excellence Centre of Space Technology and Research), operating under the International Academy of Aviation Industry (IAAI) and the King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL) in Bangkok, as a mission partner on Faraday Dragon, the world’s first multi-agency Asia-Pacific satellite rideshare. ECSTAR aims to develop Thailand’s space capability through research and funded projects, and boosts international cooperation with other space agencies.

Faraday Dragon, which is scheduled to launch in October 2026, provides mission partners with opportunities for in-orbit validation, technology demonstration, in-country capacity building and regional collaboration.

And finally, meet our fabulous 100 Team! made up of ISM stars from Operations, HR and Recruitment. This week we joined them in celebration and thank them for their fabulous contribution in hitting our 100 employee milestone.
If you are interested in working with a world-class team in the UK space industry, would like to see what vacancies we have - check out our careers pages https://lnkd.in/ecPCuC5j

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The ISM Family 🎃

Day 2 at Thai Space Week in Bangkok started with a press conference and a sound bite from our CSIO Tony Holt, expressing an insight which we are experiencing for ourselves working with our partners on our Asia-Pacific regional rideshare satellite, .

Thank you to for organising - it’s a great event!

We are delighted to share the news that we have signed an MoU with A*STAR’s Institute for Infocomm Research (I²R) in Singapore for Faraday Dragon, the world’s first multi-agency Asia-Pacific satellite rideshare mission. It’s scheduled to launch in October 2026 and is an opportunity for access to a high performance small satellite capability at great value - plus the additional benefits of building in-country capability and capacity whist collaborating internationally.

Meanwhile earlier this week….
Here, our CSIO - Tony Holt is pictured in full swing during a briefing on our Faraday Dragon Rideshare Mission. The briefing, with Frank Clifford - Deputy Director, Department for International Trade - UK Government, was well attended today at Seoul ADEX 2023.
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Last week we had a successful meeting with the team from Jon Egging Trust (JET). A tour of our Clean Room followed exciting discussions resulting in ISM pledging their support on JET’s BlueSky initiative. Michelle from JET said; “It’s so exciting to begin working with the team at In-Space Missions, planning inspirational sessions for Hampshire JET students which will help to develop their teamwork and communication skills, build their confidence and open their eyes to the diversity of opportunities available in a sector they wouldn’t otherwise get the chance to experience.”

Tony Holt, our CSIO, was honoured to join a panel at INARI Expo today to talk about global trends in constellations. Thank you - it’s been a great trip!

We are pleased to announce that we have signed an MoU at in Jakarta today with the Taiwan Space Agency for Faraday Dragon, our Asia-Pacific rideshare mission. TASA is committed to supplying indigenously developed components for inclusion on Faraday Dragon, contributing to the deepening of international and regional co- operation in the field of space exploration.
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Our team attending in Jakarta were delighted to welcome guests from regional organisations and space agencies as well as and to a cocktail reception last night to celebrate fantastic progress on our satellite rideshare mission. We really enjoyed seeing our Faraday Dragon partners making new connections while enjoying the rooftop bar vibes.

Tony Holt, our Chief Innovation & Strategy Officer, presented a keynote speech in the Asia - Leading the Next Generation Workshop at today. Tony talked about regional collaboration and capacity building, as well as achieving a more sustainable use of space through digital missions like the BAE Systems Azalea cluster and rideshare missions like Faraday Dragon.

Today Tony Holt, our Chief Innovation & Sales Officer, is talking on the Space-enabled Solutions for APAC Social Issues panel at the conference being held in Jakarta this week. If you’re at the conference, come along at 16:00.

Day One at the Asia-Pacific Regional Space Forum and the team is set up and ready for a busy day!

It’s hot out in (34C and 60%+ humidity) so our team dressed in civvies to set up the booth for today. Smart business attire will be required tomorrow though when the team will be at the booth to talk about Digital services and our Asia-Pacific Faraday Dragon rideshare mission.

🌏It has been an eventful week internationally for the team.Our CSIO Tony Holt, Peter Stocken and Joe Dennett had the pleasure of engaging with the domestic industry in Taipei. Thank-you to the British Office for their support in organising such a fantastic series of engagements.

Let’s hear it for our Wednesday evening stars - Dr. Kathryn O’Donnell and Theodora Varelidi-Strati who enjoyed a successful evening lecturing at The Royal Aeronautical Society - Swindon.

Earlier today at , our CEO Doug Liddle, together with BAE Systems Digital Intelligence - Head of Space Strategy, Elizabeth Seward and ICEYE UK Missions Sales Lead - Andy Challen took to the BAE Systems Hub Stage to discuss the satellite cluster 🛰️

For more information on Azelea follow the link in the stories.

Snapshot 📸 from a successful workshop this morning co-hosted by Fergus Miller & John Young at . The session was well attended by leaders from various branches of and . Up for discussion were the challenges of exporting capability and the role of industry in facilitating dual use innovation.

Day 2 in the Space Hub at Fergus, Kasia and Michael are holding the fort at Pod 11 this afternoon 🛰️ Pop over and say hello

Day 2 in the Space Hub at Fergus, Kasia and Michael are holding the fort at Pod 11 this afternoon 🛰️ Pop over and say hello

We are really pleased to announce that we are working with LMO Space to explore the use of small satellites for space-based Space Domain Awareness as part of LMO’s AUREA programme. We will study the mission scope of a space-based SDA demonstrator small satellite with a software stack on the ground to demonstrate end-user compatibility. The study will also identify and define Space Resident Objects and orbits of interest, assess real time on-edge processing needs, and determine the number of small satellites required to deliver LMO’s full AUREA SDA service.
Our CEO, Doug Liddle, says “We recognise the importance of monitoring the Earth’s orbital environment and synthesising an accurate picture of an increasingly contested space domain.”

Michael and Gary are at the Space Hub at DSEI ready to answer your questions! Make sure to pop by and say hi!

More success! ⭐️Congratulations to our new recruit Jemma 🙌🏻 Jemma attended Oxford Brookes University & has recently received a BSc (Hons) in Mathematics, winning ‘The School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics Student Prize” for the highest grade in under-graduate mathematics 🧮

⭐️”India is now on the Moon - the sky is not the limit” ⭐️

🇮🇳We would like to congratulate all involved in India’s -3 mission, which has made history by landing safely near the south pole (dark-side) of the Moon.

Such an incredible achievement which has already brought us never before seen images of the Moon’s surface from the lander! ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization



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Our summer intern’s, Juliet & Jamie were celebrating this summer and we just had to share their achievements and congratulate them! Juliet not only graduated from the University of Warwick with a First Class BSc (Hons) degree in Physics with Astrophysics, 🙌🏻 she also received a Department of Physics’ award for Excellent Performance - having achieved a First Class mark in all of her modules! ⭐️⭐️ Jamie was also an award winner. He was awarded two prizes for his achievements over the 22/23 academic year at the University of Manchester. Now, officially a ‘Top Student’ as he makes the top 5 in his cohort on the Aerospace Engineering programme this year!

Our CSIO - Tony, is being put through his paces on day 2 of our technical workshops.

Our team is in Manila facilitating a technical workshop for and there’s a real buzz about the mission here! With support from these workshops progress the payloads and mission architecture for our Asia-Pacific satellite rideshare mission. On to next!

Day 1 complete….Manila, here we come! Check back to see updates from our team during the workshop tour!

We are very pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the UK Space Agency International Bi-lateral Fund to develop Faraday Dragon, the first regional and multi-agency in-orbit payload rideshare mission. The matched fund grant will enable In-Space Missions to set up the collaboration framework and develop the mission definition for Faraday Dragon with partners in the region, working towards the design, build and launch in 2026 of the first in the series of rideshare missions. We are progressing towards a blueprint for the mission architecture through a series of discussions and in-country workshops with government bodies, space agencies, commercial organisations and academia in the region. These discussions with organisations from Thailand, the Philippines, Singapore, Indonesia, and Taiwan have already identified mutual areas of interest for the first mission including agricultural monitoring, low-cost and accessible connectivity, radio frequency observation and processing, and disaster monitoring. 

We are very pleased to announce that we have been awarded a grant from the International Bi-lateral Fund to develop Faraday Dragon, the first regional and multi-agency in-orbit payload rideshare mission. Want to find out more? Check out our news page www.in-space.co.uk/news

“All work & no play makes……”
Our team had a blast 🚀 at Space Scotland’s pool social at the Small Satellite Conference. Team ISM are looking very pleased with themselves….we wonder who won! 🏆

Leaving the rain behind them, our team have arrived at Utah State University and are in full swing at Small Satellite Conference.

Spacecraft Operations Engineer Leo, Chief Engineer Ed and International Business Development Lead Peter are looking forward to catching up with some familiar faces as well as meeting new ones 🛰️

You can find the In-Space Missions Limited team in The Field House, booth 200.

Here is proof that you do not need a degree in Software Engineering to become a Software Engineer!

We have recently welcomed two new Junior Software Engineer's - Rebecca and Emina, to the team. Both career switchers, they started their journey into Space from Code First Girls and we are now thrilled to have them on board.

In-Space Missions Limited teamed up with Reading tech firm Thales, MBDA, and BAE Systems to sponsor free coding courses from First Girls to address the gender diversity gap within the industry.

Both women have said 'they feel proud' working inside the Space Industry, having previously thought it was out of reach.....now, they are reaching for the stars!

To find out more about the great incentive by Code First Girls check out their website:
https://codefirstgirls.com/

The team are ready for the last day of . It’s been a hot and interesting few days in Gujaret for our CSIO and International Business Development Lead.

Last year King Charles set out his ambition for sustainable space. Today he unveiled the Astra Carta seal. The Astra Carta aims to convene the private sector in creating and accelerating sustainable practices across the global industry. It also recognises the unique role that space can play in creating a more sustainable future on and the need for the space industry to consider environmental and sustainability impacts beyond our planet. Its ambition encourages a focus on placing sustainability at the very core of space activity.

Our CEO Doug Liddle was invited to participate in todays Global Space Sustainability Summit in London with other industry experts. This was followed by further talks and a Reception with King Charles lll at Buckingham Palace. More news to follow……

Team selfie 🤳 with the UKspace at Space-Comm Expo !!